Which probably means that his chances of playing are more than ‘slight’.

And when asked about the current travails of Chelsea (this was before Jose Mourinho was sacked), and whether they were serious relegation candidates, he said:

“No, because of the quality of their team. If you ask me objectively I say no chance. They are going through a difficult spell but they are not in a relegation battle.”

And on to the juicy bit about whether he foresees any transfer activity for Arsenal in January, he said:

“We are open minded and not the only ones that can decide on the speed of transfers,”

“We have to adapt to availabilities but we are open to do something because we are short.”

And he waxed lyrical about the recent form of Mesut Ozil which has been nothing short of blistering:

“Ozil is the main provider in the team and the league, 13 assists. Players who can make you score are very difficult to find and have something special. But people forget many times that he is an exceptional fighter as he runs much more and has added runs into the box now. He has become an absolutely unbelievable player.”

We believe that if Arsenal beat Manchester City on Monday they should win the league. it is certainly their best chance in 5 years at least.

With other elite clubs struggling it has to be now or never for Arsene Wenger at Arsenal.